• Intellectual Property Law Intern, Summer 2018

    Position 1: The student will get a realistic look at the patent agent/attorney profession, for example, the day-to-day responsibilities and challenges of a corporate patent professional. The student will also rotate throughout the law department, including areas relating to contract, trademark, regulatory and …

     
  • Judge Gilstrap rejects patent misuse defense to alleged FRAND-committed SEPs

    This decision is another indication that competition law claims asserted against SEPs may not prevail when patent owners have followed traditional patent enforcement and licensing strategies or even if they breach of a FRAND commitment. Rather, there must be something more egregious or deceptive …

     
  • ALJ Lord dismisses SEP licensing-based patent misuse defenses

    Administrative Law Judg (ALJ) Lord at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently issued an Order striking patent misuse claims against Philips.

     
  • Greenberg Traurig’s Dwayne Mason Elected to the Board of HIPLA

    Shareholder Dwayne L. Mason of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has been elected to the Board of the Houston Intellectual Property Law … Greenberg Traurig was named a “National Tier 1” Law Firm for IP Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark and Information Technology Law by U.S. News and …

     
  • UM Carey IP clinic partners with area law firms

    Five area law firms are joining forces with the intellectual property clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, the school announced Monday. The school’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic expanded its services this year to help businesses form their companies …

     
  • Patents and protecting public health

    A new chapter on the access to medication debate in India began when Shamnad Basheer filed a public interest litigation before the Delhi High Court. The petition pointed out the importance of “working requirements” in the Patents Act, 1970; the need to amend Form 27; and the lapses by patentees... Continue reading

     
  • Argument preview: Justices to grapple again with patent infringement overseas

    On the first morning of the Supreme Court’s April session next week, the justices will return to problems of extraterritorial patent infringement, hearing argument in WesternGeco v Ion Geophysical Corp. For the third time in recent years, the court will consider Section 271 of the Patent Act. The statute was …

     
  • Baker & Hostetler Lands 5-Lawyer L&E Team From Morris Manning

    The McKenna group transformed Baker’s Atlanta location from a small intellectual property law outpost to a sizable presence in the Atlanta legal market. “Brian, Mark and Jason’s team will expand the capabilities of our thriving national employment practice while also strengthening our local presence in …

     
  • Tejulaw Intellectual Property Law in Tanzania

    Its clear that one of the most important aspects of running a company is protecting your intangible assets, referred to as intellectual property. We work to secure your intellectual property law in Tanzania. A.A. Tejuoso & Co. is a boutique firm of legal practitioners specializing in Intellectual Property Law …

     
  • Protecting Your Data in Enterprise Cloud Computing Agreements

    But in most cases, no form of IP—no data “ownership”—will empower you to keep other companies from using the bulk of your data. So once you’ve confirmed ownership, focus on control—addressed in questions 2 and 3 below. 2. What rights does the contract give us to access and manage our... Continue reading